Statehouse reporter

Seth Klamann

Seth Klamann joined the Denver Post's politics team in 2022, covering the statehouse, policy and elections. A proud Kansas City native and University of Missouri grad, he previously worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. Outside of work, he enjoys watching soccer, going on road trips and eating fried food.

Supporters holds signs during a news conference calling for housing and eviction reforms

Tenants facing eviction could get jury trial under bill before Colorado legislature

April 7, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The jury option guaranteed under the bill generally would not apply to tenants facing eviction because they didn't pay their rent, which is the basis for most eviction cases.

Federal law enforcement officers detain two men during an immigration enforcement operation at the Cedar Run Apartments on South Oneida Street in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. ICE raids were conducted at multiple apartment buildings across the metro area. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to expand protections for undocumented immigrants

April 4, 2025 at 3:51 p.m.

The bill's Democratic sponsors have been drafting the measure for weeks, and its introduction has been delayed amid negotiations with a leery Gov. Jared Polis.

In this July 28, 2014 photo, a house and out-buildings are surrounded by wind turbines in Calumet, Okla. A decade ago, states offered wind-energy developers an open-armed embrace, envisioning a bright future for an industry that would offer cheap electricity, new jobs and steady income for large landowners. Today, many of the same political leaders who initially welcomed the wind industry want to regulate it more tightly. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Gov. Polis, lawmakers consider plan to accelerate Colorado’s clean energy transition

April 3, 2025 at 4:40 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis' office are weighing legislation that would require 100% of the state's energy to come from clean sources by 2040 -- 10 years earlier than...

A Murphy USA gas station, one of three gas stations located at the intersection of Kipling Street and West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, seen on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado gas stations would have to post climate change warnings under bill passed by House

April 2, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

Gas stations across Colorado would have to post a sticker warning drivers that their fuel use contributes to climate change under legislation that narrowly passed the state House on Wednesday.

Colorado bill adding protections for transgender people — including against “deadnaming” — passes first hurdle

April 9, 2025 at 10:11 a.m.

Transgender Coloradans -- particularly children and supportive parents -- would gain increased legal protections against discrimination under new legislation that cleared its first hurdle in the state House early Wednesday...

The Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats call for “a reckoning” on TABOR and taxes, as GOP vows to “fight very hard”

April 1, 2025 at 6:18 p.m.

A plan unveiled by a group of Colorado lawmakers aims to fundamentally change state tax policy and eliminate the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR.

Colorado Republicans elect new leader with an eye toward uniting a party upended by infighting

April 1, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

Colorado Republicans have elected a former county treasurer as their new chairwoman as the party seeks to reverse recent trends of electoral losses and intraparty conflict.

Rep. Regina English takes her seat in the House Chamber during the first day of the 2025 legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 8, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado House member faced investigation over ignored harassment complaint, aide mistreatment

March 31, 2025 at 7:31 a.m.

State Rep. Regina English declined to comment earlier this month when a reporter asked to talk about allegations made by a former aide. When asked if she'd been investigated, she walked...

Hundreds of Colorado educators and students demand that elected leaders take action to keep schools safe during a rally at the State Capitol

Colorado lawmakers pass 3 gun-control measures including bill limiting sale of semiautomatic weapons

March 28, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

The three bills received final procedural votes in the House and Senate on Friday. Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign all three.

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, center, and other senators and lobbyists chat outside the Senate chamber as lawmakers went back into session at the Colorado State Capitol on Nov. 19, 2023, in Denver. Lawmakers were midway through a special session before the Thanksgiving holiday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers kill bill aimed at banning lobbyists from donating to campaigns

March 28, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"You wouldn't make a very good legislator if you couldn't take their money in the morning and vote against 'em in the afternoon," Colorado Senator Rod Pelton said of lobbyists'...

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